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Dr. Elisabeth "Eli" Sheff
@ElisabethSheffTracked since May 2026
creating a 25+ year study of polyamorous families with kids..
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| #1 |  ArvandusWritingCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | 7 | Same value | Aug 23, 2026 |
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| #1 |  Dr. Elisabeth "Eli" SheffProfileWritingPaid members position in Recommended cohort | 7 | Reference | Aug 12, 2026Stale |
| #1 |  EmilyMeganArtWritingCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | 7 | Same value | Aug 12, 2026Stale |
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Article Latest post$1 tier & upPolyamorous Families Can be in the Best Interests of ChildrenThank you wonderful patrons for supporting my research! Check out what your support helped me do -- publish my findings in a major law journ...
Feb 22, 2023 0 likes 0 commentsDr. Eli's Newest Blog on Psychology Today Explores Skewed Views About CNMIn my newest blog on Psychology Today I explore some of the reasons that skewed sampling make it most likely that people who only encounter ...ArticleFeb 20, 2023$1 tier & up 0 0Slate Interviews Dr. Eli Sheff on Talking to Kids About PolyamoryRecently the folks at Slate had a reader ask for advice about how to tell their children about their polyamorous relationship, and they came...ArticleDec 15, 2022$1 tier & up 0 0Updates and Exclusive Looks on new bookHere's an exclusive look of my adult coloring book, "ABC's of Polyamory" and an update for all tiers. Be on the lookout for more!!...ArticleJul 29, 2022$1 tier & up 0 0Presented on Positive Polyparenting in BrooklynAug 22, 2019ArticleAug 22, 2019Public 0 0Lavender Law Panel on Polyamorous Legal IssuesAug 18, 2019ArticleAug 18, 2019Public 0 0Emerging Findings Part Four: Flexible Family ResilienceMar 6, 2019ImageMar 6, 2019Public 0 0Emerging Findings Part Three: Permeable Family BoundariesFeb 27, 2019ImageFeb 27, 2019Public 0 1Emerging Findings Part Two: Free Range ParentingFeb 20, 2019ImageFeb 20, 2019Public 0 0EditOne of the primary ways in which polyparents practice free-range parenting is to share responsibilities among a group of adults, what Palotta-Chiarolli identifies as collaborative parenting in this chapter. Identifying a specific adult to whom all of the children must report when summoned or kids can go for assistance has thus far revealed two functions: 1) to allow the rest of the adults the freedom and privacy they need for dating, having sex, and other adult interactions, and 2) to encourage free-range children to be responsible for themselves and still have access to adult assistance when required. This requires parents to not only schedule the adults’ time to ensure there is always someArticle8d agoPublic 0 0Emerging Findings on Parenting in Polyamorous Families Part 1: Research Meta-IssuesFeb 13, 2019ImageFeb 13, 2019Public 0 0[E1]Third, the perspectives, experiences and insights of children and adults who have grown up in polyfamilies are largely absent, as well as the ways in which growing up in a polyamorous household affects children’s well-being, later relationships, and education.[i] Scholars (ie. Strassberg, 2003) consider this lack a major hindrance to the development of legal, health, and educational policies and practices that support these children and their families. Sheff’s current wave of data address this to some extent, though her longitudinal sample remains largely as white as they were 20 years ago when they volunteered for the study (Sheff, forthcoming). This chapter will present some of the prelimiArticle8d agoPublic 0 0
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